-valvularcomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: valvula n., -ar suffix¹.

Etymology: < valvula n. + -ar suffix¹. Compare valvular adj.Apparently earliest in the late 17th cent. in bivalvular adj.

Chiefly Biology.

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Forming adjectives and (rarely) nouns relating to valves; esp. designating a fruit, organ, organism, etc., having or consisting of the number of valves specified by the first element, as bivalvular adj., multivalvular adj.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	-valvular
释义	-valvularcomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: valvula n., -ar suffix¹. Etymology: < valvula n. + -ar suffix¹. Compare valvular adj.Apparently earliest in the late 17th cent. in bivalvular adj. Chiefly Biology. Categories » Forming adjectives and (rarely) nouns relating to valves; esp. designating a fruit, organ, organism, etc., having or consisting of the number of valves specified by the first element, as bivalvular adj., multivalvular adj. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < comb. form
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